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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "MR. F. BOAT" <f_b@freeghana.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 10:21:38 +0000
Subject: MR. F. BOAT (FAMBL)

Attention: Patricia Smith,
My name is FRANKLIN BOAT a manager with FIRST ATLANTIC MERCHANT BANK LTD
(FAMBL) Kumasi Branch, Anshanti region Ghana, I am a Ghanaian married with
two kids.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us as
the Managing Director of the bank it my duty to send financial reports to
my head office also in the capital city of Accra On the course of the last
year 2004 end of the year report I discovered that my branch Kumasi
Branch, Anshanti region Ghana in which I am the manager of the bank made
Two Million five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$2.5M of which my head
office is not aware and will never be aware of it, since then I PLACED
this fund on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I cannot be directly connected to this
Money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this
money into your bank account I intend to part 30% of this fund to you
while 70% shall be for me I do need to assure you that there are
Practically no risks involved it going to be a bank-to-bank transfer all I
need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.
If you accept this offer I will appreciate your timely response
Please reply to franklin.boat@personal.ro only, included your private phone
fax or mobile number where I can reach you
With regards
Mr. FRANKLIN BOAT

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